by Diverse Elders | Jun 22, 2015
I am a 60-Year-Old Trans Female Living with HIV My name is Helena and I am a 60-year-old transgender female living with HIV. I am not a victim. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis is NOT a death sentence, but is similar to living with breast cancer or diabetes, which through some...
by Diverse Elders | May 11, 2015
Social Security is important to the financial security of our diverse elder communities. This blog post comes to us from Kirk Larson, the Public Affairs Specialist for Social Security Western Washington. We hope it will be helpful and informative to our readers!...
by Terry Gomez | Nov 24, 2014
The 20th Biennial National Indian Council on Aging, Inc. (NICOA) Conference took place September 3rd through 6th at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Arizona. The NICOA conference was held in partnership with the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, and the Area...
by Diverse Elders | May 28, 2014
“How did you cross the border?” By Hitomi Yoshida Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, reunions, and celebrations with family. However, many of us have ambivalent feelings about these family interactions. Our mixed feeling can range from the joy of re-connecting to...
by Diverse Elders | May 9, 2014
We look toward the future, while rooted in our history. The Diverse Elders Coalition was created in 2010 to ensure that the needs and perspectives of vulnerable elders would be heard when and where it mattered. Until the coalition formed, the needs and perspectives of...
